Erickson and Brooks duo lead SJO in loss at home to GCMS
ST. JOSEPH - Looking for the program's first victory of the new year, the St. Joseph-Ogden girls basketball team will have to wait a few days after their 58-33 loss to Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley at home on Saturday.
Drilling three treys each, Katie Erickson and Addison Brooks led the Spartan effort with nine points. The duo were responsible for all of SJO's six first quarter points. Kaitlyn Beyers came off the bench in the second half to chip in six points, both made outside the arc.
GCMS (13-2) took control early in the contest, going up 35-14 at the break behind a 15-point first-half rampage from the Falcon's Lilyan Sizemore. The sophomore shooting star finished with 32 points. Teammates Lizzie Giroux and Sophia Ray also reached double figures with 12 points.
Hopefully the rough, 6-9 start behind them, the Spartan ladies open their Illini Prairie Conference season this Thursday at home against Pontiac (7-9). Four days later, SJO heads to Prairie Central to take on the Hawks, who have won just four out of the 15 games they played so far.
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